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@@ -30,16 +30,16 @@ Python is an extensible, interpreted, object-oriented programming
language. It supports a wide range of applications, from simple text
processing scripts to interactive WWW browsers.
-While the \emph{Python Reference Manual} describes the exact syntax and
-semantics of the language, it does not describe the standard library
-that is distributed with the language, and which greatly enhances its
-immediate usability. This library contains built-in modules (written
-in C) that provide access to system functionality such as file I/O
-that would otherwise be inaccessible to Python programmers, as well as
-modules written in Python that provide standardized solutions for many
-problems that occur in everyday programming. Some of these modules
-are explicitly designed to encourage and enhance the portability of
-Python programs.
+While the \citetitle[../ref/ref.html]{Python Reference Manual}
+describes the exact syntax and semantics of the language, it does not
+describe the standard library that is distributed with the language,
+and which greatly enhances its immediate usability. This library
+contains built-in modules (written in C) that provide access to system
+functionality such as file I/O that would otherwise be inaccessible to
+Python programmers, as well as modules written in Python that provide
+standardized solutions for many problems that occur in everyday
+programming. Some of these modules are explicitly designed to
+encourage and enhance the portability of Python programs.
This library reference manual documents Python's standard library, as
well as many optional library modules (which may or may not be
@@ -50,11 +50,13 @@ functions and exceptions, many of which are not or incompletely
documented in the Reference Manual.
This manual assumes basic knowledge about the Python language. For an
-informal introduction to Python, see the \emph{Python Tutorial}; the
-\emph{Python Reference Manual} remains the highest authority on
-syntactic and semantic questions. Finally, the manual entitled
-\emph{Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter} describes how to
-add new extensions to Python and how to embed it in other applications.
+informal introduction to Python, see the
+\citetitle[../tut/tut.html]{Python Tutorial}; the
+\citetitle[../ref/ref.html]{Python Reference Manual} remains the
+highest authority on syntactic and semantic questions. Finally, the
+manual entitled \citetitle[../ext/ext.html]{Extending and Embedding
+the Python Interpreter} describes how to add new extensions to Python
+and how to embed it in other applications.
\end{abstract}